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CEARLEfil L. MIGHQID, F (JI-IIHZAGO, ILLINOIS,

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lune s, set

Application filed October 29, 19M. Berta! No. $8 9,213.

- To all whom it may concern:

into operative position -in the ground,

though certain features thereof have utility in posts of the type which are designed to be positioned in the ground by preliminarily excavating.

My object is to provide a novel and simple construction of post which cannot, under the conditions towhich it is subjected in use, he pulled out of the ground, or have its anchorage impaired and which, in the case of a. drive-post, will permit the post to be driven into the ground to the proper position without requiring much labor.

Referring to the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a post of the type adapted to be driven into the ground, the post being showfipositioned, in the ground. Fig 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the end of the post. Fig. 3 is a similar W t a modification of the post of Figs. 1 and and Fig. 4, a section taken at the line?! 1011 Fig. 3, and viewed in the direction oi thriller-row.

Referring to Figs.- 1 and 2, the post therein showu is formed of an upright member 5 oi metal, as for example, steel, either rigid or llexihlc, and preferably of L-shape in cross-section, .one of the sidesol said upright containingopenings 5 for receiving staples for fastening the wire-fencing in place against said side. The lower extremity up the upright 5 is pointed, as indicated at G, by post, as shown. and is provided with anchorage means. lhe anchorage means illusrivets 8 against the outer surfaces of the sides of the upright 5 to extend at angles to (each other and form wings 7. These plates are each of general triangular forni and-are secured to the sides of the upright 5 in such Figs. 3 and 4 are shown as heveling the sides of thc' tratcd comprises two plates secured 'as by these plates to incline upwardly plates forming the wings 7, which preterably are of the same shape and size, bese cured to the upright 5 in such position that one of these plates will extend a slight dis tance above the other, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be understood that if desired the anchorage means for the upright may be formed of a single plate instead of two plates to present the wings ,7, disposed at an angle to each other.

In the construction'illustratedin Figs. 3

and e the wings 7 forming the anchorage,

means are formed of a single plate instead of two plates. In this case the wings, in-

' stead of being located one slightly above the other, are secured to the upright 5 at the same elevation, though, if desired, the single plate may be so formed, as will be a parent, that one wing will extend slightly at one the other as in the case oithe construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The securing means for the wings 7 in the construction shown in U-holts 3 which pass through openings in the wings i and carry nuts 10 which bear against the outer sides of the wings, these bolts serving, when the nuts 10 are tightened, to clamp the wings to the upright though it will be understood that any other form' of fastening may be em' ns pl oyed, if desired.

The provision of wings, as stated, is desirable as the action of the same upon the --ground in which these wings are completely 'enihedded is such as to cause a relatively a predetermined distance below the ground level, regardless of the height to which the upright extends, this being especially do; sirable where unduly hard soils are eneoun tered in driving the post, and to permit this I to be accomplished, I provide "for the securing of the wings in the case of the construction illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, at different elevations on the upright What I claim as new and deshe to secure by Letters Patent is' 1. A post comprising an upright of general L-shape in cross section and wings fitting fiatwise against the flanges of said upright and disposed at an angle to each other g v messes and arranged in relatively evei'lapping posi Lion, the upper edgevof each Wing extending right, and disposed at an an is to each other Upright, and means for holding said wings in adjusted l0 and adjustable along sai position on said upright.

3. A post comprising an iipright of L- shape in cross section, wings fitting vagainst; the flanges of saidiipz'igh't, at its lower end, and U-boits passing through apo 'tm-es in said wings and adapted to secure the latter in different positions of vertical adjustment,

on said upright. k

(Jiizilani is L. M mien, In presence of- 1 D. C. TIIORSEN, O. C-JKVISUS. 

